Benchmarking in Construction

Foreword by Gareth Thomas, Construction Productivity Network; Introduction; Getting to grips with the concepts; What is TQM and its importance to benchmarking; Facilitating a change in organisational culture; The use of critical success factors, processes and systems in benchmarking; Benchmarking customer satisfaction; How to become world class - the importance of models for achieving excellence; Moving from theory to practice - case studies of benchmarking and best practice including contributions from: AMEC, Mowlem, Hilton Hotel Group, Kaverner, Amey, Barhale and Miller Civil Engineering